eScience Call for Proposals: Joint CSER and eScience programme for Energy Research (JCER)
Grant application form 2017
Registration form (basic data)1.Details of the applicant(s)
Principal InvestigatorName, first name, title(s) / male / female
Date of birth / Date of PhD
Position / professor / associate professor (UHD) / assistant professor (UD) / other:
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Affiliation
Department / Section
Postal Address / Zip/city
Tel / Fax / E-mail
Co-applicant (copy and paste if needed for more co-applicants)
Name, first name, title(s) / male / female
Date of birth / Date of PhD
Position / professor / associate professor (UHD) / assistant professor (UD) / other:
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Affiliation
Department / Section
Address / Zip/city
Tel / Fax / E-mail
The principal investigator (PI) is the contact person for correspondence.
2a. Title of the proposal
A short but specific title for the research for which funding is being requested.
2b. Keywords
(max. 6 keywords)
2c. Project duration
...... months (typically: 24-36 months; max. 48 months)
2d. Abstract (summary in English)
(max. 200 words)
2e.Main field of research
If applicable: also list other fields of research, in order of relevance
Main field of researchPlease note that it is compulsory to fill out the same research field(s) also in the ISAAC or Projectnet system on the tab “General Information” (Algemeen) section ”Research fields” (Disciplines) when submitting this proposal.
3. Total funding requested
In cash: ... K EUR (max. funding: 245K EUR)
In kind: … FTE (2 FTE)
Additional 0.5 FTE in kind contribution of the eScience Center for generalization and integration does not have to be declared in the proposal, and is added by the eScience Center automatically.
4. Composition of the Research Team
List all team members involved in the proposed research, including eScienceResearch Engineers; provide names(in case already known), initials, titles and type of involvement, e.g. project leader, daily guidance, advisor, thesis supervisor, postdoc/researcher, PhD-student, etcetera. If the eScience research engineer is not yet known, in the field ‘Name’ please fill in ‘eScience engineer’ and state the period and the needed expertise of the eScience engineer.
Name / Affiliation / Period / FTE / Expertise and type of involvement(add rows if needed)
5. Key publications
Please list 5 key papers published by members of the research team in the last 5 years. The papers must be relevant to the current proposal.
Research PRE-proposal (MAX. 1200 WORDS IN TOTAL FOR SECTIONS6 AND 7)6. Description of the proposed research
The layout of the proposal should facilitate easy reading. For sections 6 & 7 of yourpre-proposal no more than 1200 words may be used, including text below figures, excluding literature references. The pre-proposal should include:
6a. Science: Background, research questions, approach, and innovation
Please indicatethe addressed scientific problem, the approach, the specific use case(s) selected, and the relation of the proposed solution with the state-of-the-art in the research field.
6b. eScience: Technologies, methods, and expected impact on the research
Please indicatewhich key technological challenges are dealt with (e.g. Optimized Data Handling, Big Data Analytics, Efficient Computing, etcetera), which eScience tools and methodologies will be applied (re-used), integrated, extended, or developed, and how the technologies help to solve the scientific problem.
6c. Re-use, sustainability, dissemination, and collaborations
Please indicate how the proposed technological solutions will find use beyond the proposed work itself (if possible beyond the discipline and life time of this project), how maintenance and sustainability beyond the life time of the project will be secured and managed, which further collaborations are foreseen, and which efforts will be made to promote the results of the project.
6d. Datamanagement
For more information on the datamanagement paragraph please refer to the NWO website.
Please answer the following questions:
1.Is data generated or collected during the research that is appropriate for re-use?
YES/NO (if yes, please answer questions 2 through 4).
2.Where will this data be stored during the research?
3.After the project has been completed, how will the data be stored for long-term and made available for the use by third parties? To whom will the data be accessible?
4.Which facilities (ICT, (secure) archive, refrigerators or legal expertise) do you expect will be needed for the storage of data during the research and after the research? Are these available?[1]
6e. Software sustainability
Please answer the following questions:
1. Is software generated during the project that is appropriate for re-use? If so, please indicate which software will be appropriate for re-use.
If Yes, please answer questions 2 through 5.
2. How will the software appropriate for re-use be licensed and made available for third parties?
3. What measures are needed to make the software appropriate for long-termre-use for third parties?
4. In your expectation, how large is the expected community that will potentially use the software, and do you expect outside contributors to the software?
5.What expertise do you expect to be needed to make the software appropriate for long-term re-use by third parties? Isthis expertise available? Please state what your expectations are of the contribution from the e-Science Center in making the software appropriate for long-term re-use.
6f. Use national e-infrastructure (max 100words)
Please indicate the project’s (national) e-Infrastructure needs, in terms of compute hours, data storage capacity, lightpath connectivity, or otherwise.
7. Workplan and Time Table (+/- 200 words)
Provide a detailed workplan and a (provisional) time table. Specify the role of the eScience Research Engineer(s), and the expected involvement in terms of duration and percentage of participation.
8. References
List of references cited in the proposal, with full bibliographic details.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS9. Requested funding within the total budget
The budget must comprise the requested budget for personnel, equipment, software, travel, and other costs. NLeSC personnel employed is indicated in FTE. All costs must be justified. Equipment and software with a purchase price of less than €5,000 forms part of the research institute’s standard infrastructure and is not eligible for funding. Travel expenses of NLeSC personnel need not be specified. In this pre-proposal the budget can be indicative.
a. / eScience Center Research Engineer / FTE……b. / appointment of local researchpersonnel
State only the research positions; NWO will enter the appropriateamount.
PhD 4 years / Number
c. / Bench fee / €………
d. / additionaltravel budget / €………
e. / project-related equipment (min € 5k) / €………
f. / other project-relatedactivities / €………
Total c, d, e, f (max € 35k) / €………
g. / In-kind or cash contribution of other parties (if applicable) / €………
Please justify the costs specified for additional budget (c, d, e, f).
10. Statements by the applicant
NLeSC endorses the Code Openness Animal Experiments and the Biosecurity Code of Conduct (available at Applicants must check whether the codes have relevance to their application. If so, NLeSC requires applicants to endorse the code(s) and act according to these. In case of the Biosecurity Code the applicant is convinced that the knowledge presented in the application cannot lead to dual use.
Applicants are asked to endorse and follow the NLeSC Strategy towards Publishing, Licensing, and IP (at: For alternative IP agreements, contact NLeSC before proposal submission.
YES/NOI endorse and follow the NLeSC Strategy towards Publishing, Licensing, and IP.
If ‘NO’, then please justify, and contact NLeSC before submitting the proposal.
YES/NOI have completed this form truthfully,
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[1]ICT facilities for data storage are considered to be resources such as data storage capacity, bandwidth for data transport and calculating power for data processing.